Senior GPU Engineer

Qualcomm

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $133,600–$200,400 / yr
Posted: 9 days ago
Closes: Dec 21, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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This role $167k

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TL;DR · Senior GPU Engineer

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As a Senior GPU Engineer at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., you will independently architect and design GPU cores, focusing on performance and power optimization. Your daily tasks include building functional modeling simulations, developing software tools, and conducting tests for various graphics workloads. You will run benchmarks to ensure application compatibility and perform pre- and post-silicon verification to validate correctness and meet performance goals. This role requires expertise in algorithms, computer engineering, MATLAB, automation, and debugging. The position is part of the GPU ASICS Engineering team, working on cutting-edge hardware solutions for high-performance computing applications at scale.

Skills

MATLAB Python C++ Verilog VHDL Git Linux CUDA OpenGL PCIe GPGPU CI/CD Simulation Verification Benchmarks Power Optimization Performance Tuning

What you'll do

Design and implement high-performance GPU cores focusing on power optimization.
Develop functional modeling simulations for GPU architecture verification.
Create software, tools, and tests to evaluate various graphics workloads.
Conduct benchmarks for different applications to ensure performance goals.
Perform pre-silicon and post-silicon verification to validate correctness.

What we're looking for

Extensive experience in architecting and designing GPU cores.
Proficient in developing software, tools, and tests for graphics workloads.
Expertise in pre-silicon verification and post-silicon validation techniques.
Strong background in optimizing performance and power consumption of GPUs.
Experience with functional modeling simulations and running benchmarks.
Knowledge of algorithms and debugging skills essential for GPU engineering.

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